New orders for manufactured durable goods, excluding defense, in the US decreased 0.3% in March 2026. Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense in the United States averaged 0.34 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 29.30 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of -22.20 percent in August of 2014. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense in the United States is expected to be 0.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense is projected to trend around 0.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-07 12:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM
Feb -1.2% 0.2% 0.3%
2026-04-29 12:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM
Mar -0.3% -1.2% 0.7%
2026-05-28 12:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM
Apr -0.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Inventories MoM 0.40 0.00 percent Feb 2026
Durable Goods Orders MoM 0.80 -1.20 percent Mar 2026
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM -0.30 -1.20 percent Mar 2026
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM 0.90 1.20 percent Mar 2026
Factory Orders MoM 1.50 0.30 percent Mar 2026
Factory Orders ex Transportation 1.60 1.60 percent Mar 2026
New Orders 630448.00 619304.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Non Defense Goods Orders Ex Air 3.40 1.60 percent Mar 2026
Retail Inventories Ex Autos MoM 0.50 0.30 percent Mar 2026
Wholesale Inventories MoM 1.40 0.90 percent Mar 2026


United States Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense
Durable Goods Orders Excluding Defense refer to new orders placed with manufacturers for delivery of hard goods in the future excluding defense orders.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.30 -1.20 29.30 -22.20 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly